Alberta prioritizes 'Family Ties' in New Immigration Program changes

Highlights of Alberta prioritizes 'Family Ties' in New Immigration Program changes.

• Alberta plans to alter its Immigration program to prioritize Family ties for the newcomers coming to the province.
• These modifications of the immigration program will get applicable to skilled workers in high-demand sectors.
• Alberta to update its AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) in-demand sectors for Express Entry.
• The high-demand sectors are Healthcare, Agriculture, and Tech professional sectors.
• Alberta will have 94,000 full-time job vacancies by the end of December 2022.

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Details: Alberta prioritizes 'Family Ties' in New Immigration Program changes

Alberta modifies its Immigration program to add & prioritize Family Ties to enter Canada. This initiative is to attract more prospective newcomers.

Alberta allocated 25% of Express Entry nominations to potential newcomers with high-demand skills and immediate family living already in Alberta.

From now onwards, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) will target highly skilled workers for the in-demand sectors through the Federal pathway of Express Entry with family ties in Alberta.

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Shortage of Workforce in Alberta

Alberta to address the workforce shortage by relaxing the immigration process for potential immigrants.

AAIP hold draws on skilled workers with in-demand sectors through its AAIP Express Entry stream, which includes immediate family ties in the province.

Alberta has a massive shortage of skilled workers for various occupations and is looking for foreign immigrants to fill the vacant jobs.

The in-demand sectors of Alberta Agriculture, Tech, Healthcare, etc.

Alberta has a backlog of around 2.15 Million immigrants, as per IRCC reports.

Job vacancies in Alberta

Alberta added 41,000 new full-time jobs in December 2022, and the province will have nearly 94,000 full-time jobs by the end of 2022.

Alberta is expected to have a shortage of 33,100 skilled workers for the next three years for demand occupations, sectors, and skill levels.

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